The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-03
BRIGHAM CITY BITS.
Inter esting News From Our THIRTY
ing Northern Town.
To the Editor OF THE HERALD.

To the Editor of THE HERALD.
Utah as State is the leading tonic
here among cOnversstionalists and
topic takers. Our banners are ont and
our banner-bearers are now in the
ranks of the honorable representatives
of fair Utah's commonwealth who are
now assembled in convention at Sal
Lake City celebrating upon and
devising measures to insure the ad-
mission of our fair Territory into the
Union and
Wei hail the day with heart and voice
When Utah shall be free,
When all Eer people shall rejoice ENJOYING
liberty.
That liberty that was bequeathed
By our immortal sires
Unto their sons who long have enjoyed
The warmth of freedoms fires,
Our new United States Commits
sioner's office lends quite a digni6ed
air to our principal thoroughfare, on
which it is situated. Business has not
crowded the honorable commissioner
the past week, but the week preylous
Witnessed several little Dreezes of ex-
element, one of which eases was a man
by the name of Lindall, q kind
of a demi semi compos mentus resi-
dent of the Fifth Ward of Brig
ham City, VINO was arraigned before the
Commissioner, charged with threaten
ing the life of one of his neighbors.
After the evidence was in, the indi-
vidual was found guilty, and requested
to furnish bonds to the amount OF $500
70 keep the peace. In this case Mr..
Coombs, our new lawyer here, prose-
cuted, and r. II. Jones appeared for the
defence.
On Sunday last boy named Joseph
Nichols, about II years of age, was
playing around a molasses mill on the
northwest side of town, when he got his
leg entangled in the wheel, and re-
ceived very severe injuries to
his leg, twisting the cords, etc..
in such manner as to almost Grip
pie him, with good attention, which the
boy is receiving, it is hoped he will
is, boys should not play truant on Sun
days. About two weeks ago Mr.. Henry
Harris. OF this city, went outside in
the evening to cut a little stoYe wood.
A chip few up and struck the ball or
pupil of bis left eye; blood issued rom
the injured member, and Mr.. Harris
suffered intense pain. The gentlemanfs
right eye was nearly blind before this
sad accident, and now the occGlists
whom Mr. Harris has consulted, are
inclined to think that Mr.. Harris will
never regain the sight of his eyes.
An important dispute over certain
water claims at Mantua was decided to-
day by the county water commissioners
and certificates were ordered to be issued
to some ten or welve righ.ful claim
ants.
There still continues to be consider
able interest taken in mining in this
county They are still working the
Garfield, and the superintendent in
formed me few days ago, that they
have cut through. several good veins or
bodies of good ore.
Some of the latest locations Of claims
are in the same district as the Garfield
and are named as follows: The Happy
Jack, Dead Pine The Runo, Rob Roy.
Drummer, Gladstone and The Lion,
Mr.. S. w. Scott has purchased an
interest in the Bruno and VIII develop
it. Mr.. Scott informs me that his pro-
perty at Paradise is turning out good,
and that they are taking out ten tons
of ore per day, and it is intended to
build mill there right away to work
up the ore. In haste, but respectfully
yours, etc. J.B.
BRIGHAM CITY, July I'd, 1887.